Position of Neutrality: Understanding the Purpose of Step 12 AA Serving Your Higher Power A Path to Recovery

Position of Neutrality by Joe McDonald

Episode notes

Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe underscores the critical role of service in maintaining sobriety and highlights the importance of carrying the message to others.

“It works when other activities fail, not if they fail. So I think we’ve got to call to people’s attention: if you’re not intending to serve, why go through all the trouble of arming yourself with the facts about yourself? If you said you turned your life and your will over to the care of this power, then why are you not serving this power? And the service of this power requires intimate interaction with his people who need his restoration. Does that make sense? Okay. So then it says this is our 12th sug ... 

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